Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) on XCXC is a FREE comics, art & animation festival in Columbus, Ohio! CXC 2023: September 27 - October 1!

Nat Enough: A Graphic Novel (Nat Enough #1): Volume 1
Maria ScrivanStart your morning with @mariascrivan https://t.co/PV06LJXcOs Maria Scrivan discusses the process of making Half Full, her daily syndicated comic and her Nat Enough graphic novel series. https://t.co/1pA18Kn76i
Paperback, 2020
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith
Grace EllisCartoon Crosstalk Columbus: Episode 2, Leslie Anderson interviews creator Grace Ellis @inkhat @gracecellis Ellis has selected Indecent by @VogelPaula as our topic today. Grace Ellis is writer of Lumber Janes, Moonstruck and Flung Out of Space. https://t.co/0i7aLsIZnY https://t.co/TJ5PTkMdQO
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bone: Full Color One Volume Edition
Smith JeffCartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is excited to announce its featured guests for the 2023 festival running September 27th – October 1st. “This year is going to be star-studded!” said Jeff Smith, co-founder of the festival and creator of Bone. https://t.co/jQRChbnjKM https://t.co/du70zWbYO0
Hardcover, 2011
$150.00Member price:$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age
Trina RobbinsComing to #CXCfestival this Oct. Trina Robbins Herstorian Work includes Wonder Woman The Brinkley Girls Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury Chicagoland Detective Agency Lily Renee: Escape Artist The Flapper Queens In 2013, Trina was voted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. https://t.co/NRsGGbNnAd
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Cinnamon
Victoria Douglas#CXCfestival 2022 Board Badge design by Victoria Douglas @VSQKI Victoria Douglas won the Emerging Talent Award for their work creating Cinnamon, the story of a house cat having extraordinary adventures. Check out all our 100+ exhibitors at: https://t.co/EOVbWrI6Ts https://t.co/HUwmmNsOOb
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The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp
Lee Marrs#CXCfestival Guest Lee Marrs #Cartoonist https://t.co/ECTiXqqBOT Best known for The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp (nominated for a 2017 Eisner Award), #LeeMarrs was a one of the “founding mommies” of the #WimmensComix collective, as well as #GayComics. https://t.co/IrKPoChrBY
Paperback, 2016
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Revenge of the Librarians
Tom GauldComing to #CXCfestival this Oct. Tom Gauld Cartoonist, Illustrator He is regularly published in The Guardian, The New Yorker and New Scientist. He has created a number of comic books, including 2022’s Revenge of the Librarians. https://t.co/12i5Soxn26 https://t.co/TUOWhGkfhb
Hardcover, 2022
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison BechdelTransformative Work Award recognizes a work’s significant impact on the direction, quality, and expression within cartoon art. Who will be named during CXC 2022? 2021: Fun Home, Alison Bechdel 2020: March, Nate Powell, Andrew Aydin & Hon. John Lewis https://t.co/ZKHwv7aeXs https://t.co/T8HmZgxNOa
Paperback, 2007
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
March: Book One
John Lewis#FridayFlashback with @Nate_Powell_Art Stream our CXC 2020 Spotlight: Nate Powell https://t.co/nJZfEOVk2E Nate Powell joins #CaitlinMcGurk of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum to discuss his work with the late John Lewis on the MARCH trilogy. https://t.co/QOd9BhwXwd
Paperback, 2013
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Golem's Mighty Swing
James SturmCXC 2022 Spotlight James Sturm Cartoonist, Cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies @cartoonstudies Guest courtesy of CXC & OSU Popular Culture Studies https://t.co/hBLs4wg359 Sturm’s books include Off Season, Market Day, and The Golem’s Mighty Swing. https://t.co/b7Y6A4rdqZ
Paperback, 2017
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book